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MUBS students demand appointment of Principal

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Student leaders at Makerere University Business Schools (MUBS) are demanding the appointment of a Principal. In June, the MUBS Council appointed Prof Moses Muhwezi as the acting Principal and kicked off the search for Prof Wasswa Balunywa’s replacement. The term of Prof Balunywa, who …

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EU offers sh19.5billion to skill youth

  Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT |  The European Union (EU) and the Belgian government, have set aside 50 million Euros to equip youth with skills in the greening sector for the next five years. Speaking to participants of the EU scholarship programs awareness meeting at the Makerere University Business …

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Prof Balunywa asks graduands to desist from consumption of drugs

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Professor Waswa Balunywa, the Principal of Makerere University Business School- MUBS has urged graduands to desist from consumption of drugs. Balunywa was on Thursday speaking at the ongoing graduation ceremony at Makerere University’s Freedom square. The fourth day of the graduation week saw only graduands …

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MUBS seeks Parliament support to stop land squatters

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School (MUBS) is on the verge of losing land to squatters, the University’s Principal, Prof. Waswa Balunywa, has said. Balunywa said the university has failed to have physical possession of the two acre piece of land located in Kireka Hill View, 20 years …

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Missing marks: MUBs halts examinations following students protest

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School-MUBs has halted the end of semester two examinations that were scheduled to start on Thursday this week. The MUBs Principal, Professor Juma Waswa Balunywa halted the exams following protests by the students over missing marks from the previous semester. “I appeal to …

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MUBS student ventures into stone quarrying

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | A 22-year-old female student of Makerere University Business School (MUBS) ventured into stone quarrying business during the nationwide lockdown. Charity Ainembabazi, a student of Business Administration, says the business enables her to earn sufficient income and has reversed her long story of struggles to earn …

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Students protest ban on carrying bags at campus

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Students are protesting a move that stops them from carrying bags into universities. Following the Tuesday Kampala twin bomb explosions, several officers in charge of security and the university management issued directives stopping students from carrying bags to the campus as one of the measures …

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MUBS suspends student bags at campus following bomb explosions

Kampala, Uganda | THE INDEPENDENT | Makerere University Business School has suspended bags and backpacks at the university campus after a series of explosions in Kampala. On Tuesday morning, suicide bombers detonated two explosions; one at the IPS building along Parliamentary Avenue and another at the Central Police Station in Kampala. …

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Finance ministry approves UGX 4.92 Bn for MUBS staff

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT | The Ministry of Finance, Planning and Economic Development has agreed to resolve the long-standing wage bill woes and salary discrepancies among academic staff at Makerere University Business School- MUBS.  According to a letter written by Patrick Ocailap, the Acting Permanent Secretary Ministry of Finance, the …

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MUBS strike: Non-academic staff invigilating examinations

Kampala, Uganda |  THE INDEPENDENT |  Authorities at the Nakawa based Makerere University Business School- MUBS have insisted on issuing Examinations to students despite the ongoing industrial action by academic staff. Last week, academic staff at MUBS declared a sit-down strike due to the protracted salary discrepancies on public universities.    …

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